Chapter XV
MR. ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'. Get that, do you? _We_, you know! For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
Torchy, Private Sec.
Chapter XV
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MR.
ROBERT
AND
A
CERTAIN
PARTY
We
was
havin'
a
directors'
meetin'.
Get
that,
do
you?
_We_,
you
know!
For
nowadays,
as
private
sec.
and
actin'
head
of
Mutual
Funding,
I
crashes
into
all
sorts
of
confidential
pow-wows.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
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ROBERT
AND
A
CERTAIN
PARTY
We
was
havin'
a
directors'
meetin'.
Line 3
Get
that,
do
you?
Line 4
_We_,
you
know!
/wiː juː know/
Line 5
For
nowadays,
as
private
sec.
and
actin'
head
of
Mutual
Funding,
I
crashes
into
all
sorts
of
confidential
pow-wows.
Learner Dictionary
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Confidential
adjective
US /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading “For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_We_, you know!”
PARTY
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
actin
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all
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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
CERTAIN
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
crashes
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
directors
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Get that, do you?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
Funding
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Get
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From this reading Get that, do you?
havin
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
head
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _We_, you know!
meetin
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
MR
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From this reading MR.
Mutual
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nowadays
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
pow-wows
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
private
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
ROBERT
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From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
sec
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
sorts
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From this reading For nowadays, as private sec. and actin' head of Mutual Funding, I crashes into all sorts of confidential pow-wows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Get that, do you?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ROBERT AND A CERTAIN PARTY We was havin' a directors' meetin'.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Get that, do you?